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* Happens to TheBrute of the villain's minions in ''Anime/MysteryOfMamo''. Unlike most examples, his head is literally coming apart, thanks to Goemon's [[AbsurdlySharpBlade sword]].

* Happens to TheBrute of the villain's minions in ''LupinIII'' : ''MysteryOfMamo''. Unlike most examples, his head is literally coming apart, thanks to Goemon's [[AbsurdlySharpBlade sword]].

* Franchise/HarryPotter does this a lot throughout the series because of the scar that connects he and Voldemort. In ''[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows The Deathly Hallows]]'' specifically, he would clutch at his forehead in an attempt to resist the visions that came whenever Voldemort was at his most powerful, so as to stay within the present.

As mind manipuation technology has not yet been perfected, we cannot ascertain whether or not the psychic variant is TruthInTelevision. The sonic version is, though.

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* Vegeta does this in ''DragonBall Z'' when Babidi is taking over his mind and amplifying the lingering evil within him.
* Same goes for Asuka from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' when she gets {{Mind Rape}}d.
* In ''ChronoCrusade'', Joshua often clutches his head and screams when the power of the horns on his head overwhelms him. (The picture above is just one example of many.)
** Also, the manga shows Aion clutching his head [[spoiler:after discovering horrible secrets about his society, including that Pandaemonium was once a human woman, pregnant with him and Chrono, before she was turned into the HiveQueen of the demons.]]
* Child!Lucy from ''ElfenLied'' does this whenever her "killer instinct" is talking to her.
** And adult Lucy does it when her SplitPersonality is about to take over.
* Ryouga from ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]'' does this every chance he gets, whether he's succumbing to despair, embarrassment, or simply [[NoSenseOfDirection has gotten lost yet again]]. It even became his "Lose" pose in the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Super Famicom fighting games]].

* [[TheHero Dan]] from {{Bakugan}} grew fond of this trope during the first part of the fourth season due to constant [[MindRape mind raping]] from the {{Big Bad}}.
* Gaara from {{Naruto}} did this quite a few times during the chuunin exams because the One-Tailed Demon inside him was rearing its ugly head from the sight of all the fighting and blood being spilled.

* Galvatron suffers from this trope in ''TransformersTheMovie'' at Unicron's hands.
* Various Hogwarts students in ''[[HarryPotter Deathly Hallows Part 2]]'' when [[spoiler:Voldemort speaks in their heads]].

* HarryPotter does this a lot throughout the series because of the scar that connects he and Voldemort. In ''[[HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows The Deathly Hallows]]'' specifically, he would clutch at his forehead in an attempt to resist the visions that came whenever Voldemort was at his most powerful, so as to stay within the present.

* Cloud from ''FinalFantasyVII'' ends up doing this quite a bit...

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2003}}: Back To The Sewer''--The bad guy strikes a MindControl ''gong''.

* ''InvaderZim'' had two of these, although both assaults are tangible:

* ''PhineasAndFerb'': "Ask a Foolish Question" When the supercomputer scans all of the Tri-State area, the laser passing over town gets several reactions, including Norm the robot's. He clutches his head with both hands and cheerfully says, "Get out of my mind!"

* Same goes for Asuka from ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' when she gets {{Mind Rape}}d.

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* In ''JusticeLeagueTheNewFrontier'': The MartianManhunter does it in response to a telepathic assault.

* One episode of ''SouthPark'' shows that simply the ''concept of altruism'' causes [[{{Jerkass}} Cartman]] to feel mental anguish.

* ''PhineasAndFerb'': "Ask a Foolish Question" When the supercomputer scans all of the Tri-State area, the laser passing over town gets several reactions, including Norm the robot's. He clutches his head with both hands and cheerfully says, "Get out of my mind!"

* ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Way To Eden". Dr. Sevrin uses ultrasonics to stun the Enterprise crew. Watch it on [=YouTube=] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4CFxk1zO8M starting at around 5:00]].

* Constantly happening to and around [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Tetsuo]] in ''{{Akira}}''. Apparently, [[PowerIncontinence being psychic really, really hurts]]. [[YourHeadASplode And you know what they say about misery...]]

* Almost anyone in the MarvelUniverse being attacked by a psi will do this.

* [[Comicbook/FantasticFour Susan Storm-Richards]] tends to do this when she's pushing her force field power to its upper limit.

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* ''TheTrumanShow'' when the actors' earpieces emit a grating whistle.

* In ''GunnerkriggCourt'' chapter 19, Zimmy--the girl with static in her head and ImaginaryEnemies--was seen clutching her head just before Bad Things started happening.
* In ''ElGoonishShive'', Tedd and Ellen both clutch at their heads after being subject to having their emotions magically amplified by Magus because of the headache that ensues after a successful use of the ability.

* In the 1990s Fox animated ''Series/{{X-Men}}'', young Charles exhibited the head clutch when his powers began kicking in.

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* The first villain in ''[[XWingSeries Requiem for a Rogue]]'' is confronted by a more powerful villain, who uses his blaster to burn off his own hand, telekinetically uses it to choke the first guy, then makes the first guy's head explode. Because [[JustShootHim just shooting, choking, or head-exploding him]] would be too simple, apparently, and {{Death Trap}}s aren't personal enough. There's a GoryDiscretionShot, and the first bad guy's silhouette is seen clutching its head before exploding.

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* [[FantasticFour Susan Storm-Richards]] tends to do this when she's pushing her force field power to its upper limit.
* The first villain in ''[[XWingSeries Requiem for a Rogue]]'' is confronted by a more powerful villain, who uses his blaster to burn off his own hand, telekinetically uses it to choke the first guy, then makes the first guy's head explode. Because [[JustShootHim just shooting, choking, or head-exploding him]] would be too simple, apparently, and {{Death Trap}}s aren't personal enough. There's a BloodyDiscretionShot, and the first bad guy's silhouette is seen clutching its head before exploding.

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* HarryPotter does this a lot throughout the series because of the scar that connects he and Voldemort. In ''The Deathly Hallows'' specifically, he would clutch at his forehead in an attempt to resist the visions that came whenever Voldemort was at his most powerful, so as to stay within the present.

* In ''[[Film/{{X-Men}} X2: X-Men United]]'' when Evil Cerebro goes off all the mutants in the world (except for Magneto, because of his helmet) start going like this. "Erik, hurry!"

* Cloud from FinalFantasyVII ends up doing this quite a bit...

* ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]: Back To The Sewer''--The bad guy strikes a MindControl ''gong''.

* In JusticeLeague New Frontier: The Martian Manhunter does it in response to a telepathic assault.
* Ma-Ti on ''CaptainPlanet'' frequently suffered from this, too.

* InvaderZim had two of these, although both assaults are tangible:

** In the Halloween special, magical demon-things living inside Dib's head suck Dib into their world and open a portal in his head in his head to get to the real world and take it over.

* One episode of SouthPark shows that simply the ''concept of altruism'' causes [[{{Jerkass}} Cartman]] to feel mental anguish.

* Vegeta does this in Dragonball Z when Babidi is taking over his mind and amplifying the lingering evil within him.